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Tama kagami by GYOKUNEN, Kobayashi

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Title
Tama kagami
Author
GYOKUNEN, Kobayashi
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1901. GYOKUNEN, Kobayashi. Tama kagami. [Jewel Mirror.] 2 volumes. Volume 1[Heaven]:Unpaginated, 1 folding colour plate, [1] pp. text, 24 single page colour plates. Volume 2 [Earth]: 1 folding colour plate, 25 single page colour plates, [2] pp. text. 255 x 170 mm, stab bound in publisher's wraps. Kyoto: Fujisawa Shuppanbu, Meiji 34 [1901]. An exceptionally beautiful example of a so-called "sample book", which is divided into two volumes: Heaven and Earth. Of the greatest rarity with OCLC listing only the copy at the Diet Library.
The Order Creating Napoleon's Great Travel Library, the Very One that Accompanied Him to Russia, Signed by the Three Men Who Built It

The Order Creating Napoleon's Great Travel Library, the Very One that Accompanied Him to Russia, Signed by the Three Men Who Built It by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The Order Creating Napoleon's Great Travel Library, the Very One that Accompanied Him to Russia, Signed by the Three Men Who Built It
Author
Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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26/10/1810. In 1808 Napoleon formed the idea of having a traveling library, in order to make his hours of intellectual recreation independent of the exigencies of a campaign or the delays of a courier. More importantly, during times of battle, he ordered books that taught him the topography of the countries he was invading and gave him other information to help toward victory. Obviously such a collection of books would have to be selected with great care, that the library might be a portable one; and consequently the minute instructions as to its care are, as it were, a picture of his mind.To create this library, he turned principally to three men.Abbe Denina: In 1782, he had served as historian under Frederick the Great; he became under Napoleon the imperial librarian.Antoine-Alexandre Barbier: It was in 1808 that he was put in charge of Napoleon's personal libraries at Compiègne, Rambouillet and Trianon and given the primary role in managing the travel libraries that Napoleon took with him whilst on campaign. Barbier was also expected to keep the French Emperor constantly supplied with reading material, along with reports, analyses and commentaries regarding each publication.Jacob Desmalter: He was responsible for the creation of the library itself, the boxes into which the books went, along with the decorations worthy of an imperial library.This is the first known travel library of a head of state and general. Napoleon seems to have looked forward with expectation to the use of this traveling library while in the field; and when he was preparing for the great campaign which culminated at Wagram, he wrote somewhat impatiently from Malmaison, March 20, 1809, through Méneval, his private secretary, “The Emperor wants to know if his traveling library is ready. I advised M. Barbier to choose it with care, and to put some excellent books in it.” Then the secretary adds: “His Majesty wishes to have something very distinguished, and has a preference for books characterized by the beauty of the printed page and by elegance of binding.” Finally comes the admonition, “If you have not found the epics, do not lose a moment of time in getting them.”His first portable library was ordered in 1808 and reached him in 1809 but was soon replaced by one that suited his interests more and that would last him longer. In replacing the 1809 delivery, a second mahogany library of 6 boxes was ordered from Desmalter, along with two of oak, lined with blue silk. The cost from Desmalter was 1982 francs. These were likely used by Napoleon for the first time in 1810 during visits to Normandy and Holland.As tensions with Russia heated however, Napoleon supplemented this portable library with books on Russian geography and topography to prepare for his Russian invasion.The fate of this traveling library was the fate of his entire army of 1812: it was lost. The books and boxes of the Emperor became firewood for a faltering army in the snow drifts of Russia.Document signed, Paris, October 26, 1810, the original order for one of the most famous travel libraries in history, the very library that heated the dying French outside Moscow, signed by all three men that created it.""Memo for his Majesty the Emperor and King, executed by the order of Mr. Barbie, librarian of his Majesty by Jacob Desmalter.""Six boxes of pure mahogany to serve as portable libraries, the top opening and hinged, the interior being fitted with copper such that it can remain open, the back decorated with a copper hinge.... 1,440.""One box made of oak from the Vosges [mountain range], lined with wool.... 150""One box of oak... 140""Restore and repair three mahogany boxes and refit the interiors with blue silk.... 234""Repair and polish one mahogany box... 18TOTAL 1982.""This account is verified at the bottom by Jacob Desmalter, the builder of the boxes.It is witnessed on the verso by Barbier and Denina, who write, ""Verified, the present memo of the woodworkers Jacob Desmalter...""
Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century

Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by [AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & LITERATURE] GIBBS, M.W. [Mifflin Wistar]; WASHINGTON, Booker T. (introduction)

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Title
Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century
Author
[AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & LITERATURE] GIBBS, M.W. [Mifflin Wistar]; WASHINGTON, Booker T. (introduction)
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Washington, DC: Privately Published, 1902. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20.25cm); vertically-ribbed blue cloth titled in gilt, with a blind-ruled border and decorations on front cover; floral endpapers; [iii],iv-xvi,[3]-372,[2]pp, with portrait frontispiece of the author and 38 plates of illustrations (halftones). Light wear to lower board edges, front endpaper neatly detached but present, with an old, very faint splash mark to upper edge of textblock; Very Good+. A lively account of the life and times of Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (1823-1915), an American businessman, politician, and newspaper publisher from Philadelphia. Shadow and Light recalls his impoverished youth, his early involvement in aiding fugitive slaves while working with William Grant Still, and accompanying Frederick Douglass on his 1849 tour of New York. Gibbs moved west during the Gold Rush in 1850, sensing that there was more money to be made in business than in panning for gold; he and his partner established a prosperous clothing and dry goods business, and a few years after, Gibbs purchased and became the editor of the Mirror of the Times, the local Black antislavery newspaper. He moved to Victoria, British Columbia during the Canadian gold rush, opening an additional business, before returning to the U.S., where he got married, began his legal education, and established himself in Little Rock, Arkansas. "Beginning as a lawyer, he was later appointed to county attorney, and in 1873 he won election as municipal judge of Little Rock, reportedly the first black man in the nation to be so honored" (AANB Vol.3, p.484). He lost the judgeship in 1875, but embarked on a career in local and national politics, ultimately being appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes as register of the U.S. Land Office for the Little Rock District, and eventually as U.S. consul to Tamatave, Madagascar (1898-1901). The remainder of his life was dedicated to causes that would advance "the progress of the race." Uncommon in commerce, with the last copy in the auction record offered in 1962. BLOCKSON 3987; AANB Vol.3, pp.483-485. 85955.
Första Resa fran Cairo till Arabiska Öknen i April 1845. Fragment. Med en karta

Första Resa fran Cairo till Arabiska Öknen i April 1845. Fragment. Med en karta by WALLIN, Georg August (1811-1852)

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Första Resa fran Cairo till Arabiska Öknen i April 1845. Fragment. Med en karta
Author
WALLIN, Georg August (1811-1852)
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Govi Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Good+
Description
8vo. VII, [1 blank], 126, [2 blank] pp. With a steel-engraved map at the end. It includes printed music for a Bedouin melody and an appendix with Arabic terms and phrases. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards (rubbed at extremities, spine worn and with minor losses). On the front flyleaf contemporary ownership entry of John Snellman (1815-1883), Finish senator and relative of renown Johan Vilh. Snellman (1806-1881), statesman and philosopher. A clean copy with occasional toning to pages. First edition, published posthumously in the original Swedish, of the account of Wallin's journey through Arabia, covering the wastelands of the Nafud Desert, where he reached Ha il, then continued southward to Medina and Mecca after returning to Egypt. More precisely, Wallin "moved eastwards from Wadi al-Araba, first touching upon the upper regions of Wadi Sirhan, then on to the oasis of Djuf (Algawf) and crossed the central regions of Shammar, via Djobbah (Gubbi), the Great Nefud (Nufood), and Hail. Of Shammar and its inhabitants he provided the fullest account, unsurpassed by later travellers in its scholarly precision" (Henze). Wallin, a Finnish orientalist, set out for the Middle-East in 1843 under the name of Abd al-Wali and visited Mecca in 1845, several years before Richard Burton. The account was later translated into English ('Narrative of a Journey from Cairo to Medina and Mecca') and published in the "Journal of the Royal Geographical Society" in 1854. The English version, however, does not include the appendix with Arabic terms. The work was probably left incomplete as the indication "fragment" seems to suggest. K.-E. Henriksson, A Wallin Bibliography, in: "Studia orientalia", 17, 1952, p. 13; Howgego (1800-50), W12, p. 627; Henze V, 452.
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Mockingbird Wish Me Luck by BUKOWSKI Charles

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Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
Author
BUKOWSKI Charles
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1972. First Edition. Signed. BUKOWSKI. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. Octavo, original half brown cloth. $1950.Signed limited first edition of this poetry collection, number 68 of 250 copies signed by Bukowski.""Bukowski’s writings presented a vision of America starkly different from other celebratory accounts of post-World War II prosperity. Barflies, whores, and vengeful managers populated his pages. But at the same time, he made the down-and-out, crapulous life seem romantic"" (ANB). Also issued in a trade edition and another limited edition of 60 copies signed by Bukowski and with an original drawing by him. Krumhansl 41c. Fine condition.
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La Physique occulte, ou traité de la baguette divinatoire by VALLEMONT, Pierre le Lorrain de

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La Physique occulte, ou traité de la baguette divinatoire
Author
VALLEMONT, Pierre le Lorrain de
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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The Hague, 1747. Engraved frontispiece and 23 full-page engraved plates. Contemporary mottled calf, spine and labels gilt, edges marbled blue. Old signatures on the titles. A very nice set. A mechanistic and scientific approach to dowsing and magnetism, the first French book published on the subject. Here the author attempts to remove occultism from the practice by posturing that the circulating corpuscles of the human body communicate with underground water sources through the divining rod as an extension of the arms, much like the eyes make use of microscopes and telescopes to see things unavailable to the naked eye. Vallemont goes on to suggest other applications of the divining rod, such as locating dead bodies and rooting out fugitives. The fine illustrations show proper ways of holding the rod, other dowsing equipment, and divinatory charts. Volume II concludes with a catalog of successful dowsing excursions and a compilation of astrological charts that provide the correct conditions for finding specific things. Caillet 10987; Dupré, Silent Messengers: The Circulation of Material Objects of Knowledge 308-309.
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Pablo Picasso, Volume 17, Oeuvres de 1956 a 1957 by Zervos, Christian

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Pablo Picasso, Volume 17, Oeuvres de 1956 a 1957
Author
Zervos, Christian
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG (light tanning or age-toning to block edges)
Description
Paris: Editions Cahiers D'Art, 1966. Hardcover. VG (light tanning or age-toning to block edges). Tan cloth 158 pp, 10 page listing of plates, 444 illustrations. Text is entirely in French. This is Volume 17 of the 33 physical volumes of the entire set.
Pablo Picasso, Volume 6, Supplement Aux Volumes de 1 A 5

Pablo Picasso, Volume 6, Supplement Aux Volumes de 1 A 5 by Zervos, Christian

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Title
Pablo Picasso, Volume 6, Supplement Aux Volumes de 1 A 5
Author
Zervos, Christian
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG
Description
Paris: Editions Cahiers D'Art, 1954. Hardcover. VG. Tan cloth with gilt title 176 pg. 10 pg illustration index. 1481 illustrations. Text is entirely in French. A Supplement to the first 5 volumes. Table of plates at the rear.
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Dessins de Poetes

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Dessins de Poetes
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG
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Paris: Bateau Lavoir, 1966. Softcover. VG. A matte blue casebound book with a plate on the front cover and French flaps. Unpaginated; illustrated in black-and-white.
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Monna Lisa Addio: La Vera Storia della Gioconda by Zapperi, Roberto

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Monna Lisa Addio: La Vera Storia della Gioconda
Author
Zapperi, Roberto
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9788860875976
Condition
VG. Previous owners name penned inside, oterwise clean and unmarked.
Description
Firenze: Le Lettere, 2012. Softcover. VG. Previous owners name penned inside, oterwise clean and unmarked.. Twelvemo. Softcover. White wraps with maroon/black titles and illustration. 126 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table, portraits ; 21 cm, Italian text.
Michael Gross: Recent Works

Michael Gross: Recent Works by Zalmona, Yigal

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Michael Gross: Recent Works
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Zalmona, Yigal
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9789652782977
Condition
VG- light corner and edge wear to wraps.
Description
Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2002. Paperback. VG- light corner and edge wear to wraps.. Yellow and illustrated wraps with gray lettering. 151 13, 36 unnumbered pages of plates. Color illustrations. Catalogue of the exhibition from February-June, 2002 Ayala Zacks Abramov Pavilion for Israel Art. Text in English and Hebrew.
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Handbook to the W.G. Gulland Bequest of Chinese Porcelain, Including Some Notes on the Subjects of the Decoration

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Handbook to the W.G. Gulland Bequest of Chinese Porcelain, Including Some Notes on the Subjects of the Decoration
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG-, exlib with marks
Description
London, England: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1950. Softcover. VG-, exlib with marks. Light grey wraps. 57 pp. 48 bw plates.
Stories and Fairy Tales (in 2 vols.)

Stories and Fairy Tales (in 2 vols.) by Andersen, Hans Christian [Arthur Gaskin, illustrator]

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Stories and Fairy Tales (in 2 vols.)
Author
Andersen, Hans Christian [Arthur Gaskin, illustrator]
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: George Allen, 1893. First Thus. One of three hundred copies printed on handmade paper. Original publisher's cloth stamped in gilt to spines and front boards. Measuring 250 x 195mm and illustrated beautifully throughout. Some soiling to spines andand boards; shelfwear and bumping to extremities with some splitting to the cloth at joints. Gift inscriptions from 1893 and 1949 to front pastedown of volume I and ownership signatures to pastedown of volume II. Offsetting and foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves, else fresh. A compilation of some of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved fairy tales, including The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Suit, Thumbelina, and The Princess and the Pea. A large paper edition with ornate period illustrations throughout.
I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture

I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture by Carter Wiseman

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I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture
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Carter Wiseman
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY I.M. PEI on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1990 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, "335 illustrations, including 60 in full color
A History and Genealogy of the Rockwell and Thayer Families: Prepared for the Descendents of Clara Thayer Rockwell and Willard Frederick Rockwell

A History and Genealogy of the Rockwell and Thayer Families: Prepared for the Descendents of Clara Thayer Rockwell and Willard Frederick Rockwell by Willard Frederick Rockwell, Jr.

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A History and Genealogy of the Rockwell and Thayer Families: Prepared for the Descendents of Clara Thayer Rockwell and Willard Frederick Rockwell
Author
Willard Frederick Rockwell, Jr.
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
The Rockwell Foundation, 1984. Leatherette. Near Fine. The December 1984 stated 1st edition of this especially handsome genealogy. Clean and Near Fine in its thick, dark leatherette, with dramatic gilt-titling and multi-colored family crest to the front cover. Internally clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Thick quarto, made on high-quality paper, dozens of photos (some in color), charts and genealogies supplementing the text. The Rockwell and Thayer families.
“Let ‘Er Go Gallagher!” Twenty-Eighth Annual Parade and Review of the Ithaca Fire Departm’t and Grand Prize Tournament at Ithaca, N.Y., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1887 Grand Parade, 2 P.M. $ 100 in Cash Prizes Competition Open to the World Steamer Trials and Exhibit of City Water Works! Exhilaration and Illumination in the Evening! The Board of Engineers of the I. F.D. cordially invite the firemen and fire organizations of neighboring communities to attend and participate in the festivities above promulgated. E. E. Robinson, Chief Engineer. H. L. Haskin, 1st Ass’t Engineer. Frank Cole, 2d Asst’t Engineer. For Full Particulars see Small Bills and Newspapers.

“Let ‘Er Go Gallagher!” Twenty-Eighth Annual Parade and Review of the Ithaca Fire Departm’t and Grand Prize Tournament at Ithaca, N.Y., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1887 Grand Parade, 2 P.M. $ 100 in Cash Prizes Competition Open to the World Steamer Trials and Exhibit of City Water Works! Exhilaration and Illumination in the Evening! The Board of Engineers of the I. F.D. cordially invite the firemen and fire organizations of neighboring communities to attend and participate in the festivities above promulgated. E. E. Robinson, Chief Engineer. H. L. Haskin, 1st Ass’t Engineer. Frank Cole, 2d Asst’t Engineer. For Full Particulars see Small Bills and Newspapers.

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“Let ‘Er Go Gallagher!” Twenty-Eighth Annual Parade and Review of the Ithaca Fire Departm’t and Grand Prize Tournament at Ithaca, N.Y., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1887 Grand Parade, 2 P.M. $ 100 in Cash Prizes Competition Open to the World Steamer Trials and Exhibit of City Water Works! Exhilaration and Illumination in the Evening! The Board of Engineers of the I. F.D. cordially invite the firemen and fire organizations of neighboring communities to attend and participate in the festivities above promulgated. E. E. Robinson, Chief Engineer. H. L. Haskin, 1st Ass’t Engineer. Frank Cole, 2d Asst’t Engineer. For Full Particulars see Small Bills and Newspapers.
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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large broadside, measuring 55 x 24 inches, printed in red and blue ink on white paper stock, in a variety of large display types. Some minor ruffling to bottom edge of sheet and edges, few short splits along horizontal folds, else a very good copy.
Copy of the Record of the Trial of Selden Braynard, in the Municipal Court of Boston. With some Explanatory Remarks, to Correct Impressions made by Inaccurate Reports in the Newspapers. [Printed, not Published.]

Copy of the Record of the Trial of Selden Braynard, in the Municipal Court of Boston. With some Explanatory Remarks, to Correct Impressions made by Inaccurate Reports in the Newspapers. [Printed, not Published.] by Braynard, Selden

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Copy of the Record of the Trial of Selden Braynard, in the Municipal Court of Boston. With some Explanatory Remarks, to Correct Impressions made by Inaccurate Reports in the Newspapers. [Printed, not Published.]
Author
Braynard, Selden
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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octavo, 17 page pamphlet, removed from bound volume, light scattered foxing, else very good. Concerns charges stemming from Braynard's involvement in an unauthorized lottery. American Imprints 28271, 7 locations.
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THE PLEASURES PECULIAR TO THE MINISTERIAL LIFE POINTED OUT; IN A SERMON PREACHED AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REVD. MR. JONATHAN MOORE, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN ROCHESTER; (COLLEAGUE WITH THE REVD. MR. RUGGLES.) by Adams, Amos

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THE PLEASURES PECULIAR TO THE MINISTERIAL LIFE POINTED OUT; IN A SERMON PREACHED AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REVD. MR. JONATHAN MOORE, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN ROCHESTER; (COLLEAGUE WITH THE REVD. MR. RUGGLES.)
Author
Adams, Amos
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Boston, New-England: Kneeland and Adams, 1768. 38pp, with the half title [detached; Light rubberstamp on blank portion of half title]. Disbound, Good+. "In a word, we live in an imperfect world, the bad are mingled with the good, and sincerely good men are not without their failings." For his entire career Adams was pastor of the First Church at Roxbury. "He was secretary of the convention of ministers at Watertown, which in May, 1775, recommended the people to take up arms" [Appleton's]. Evans 10809. ESTC W27680.
Brass printing block from Leighton - Two ornamental Blocks

Brass printing block from Leighton - Two ornamental Blocks by [Leighton, John]

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Brass printing block from Leighton - Two ornamental Blocks
Author
[Leighton, John]
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: c. 1840s-1880s Two brass printing blocks: one ornamental vertical scroll, and one L-shaped corner piece featuring leaves. Vertical scroll very good with light rubbing, corner piece fair with indentation to lower portion. John Leighton (1822-1912) was one of the most prolific designers of the Victorian Era, having worked also as an illustrator and author. Over 400 bookbinding designs have been attributed to him, spanning the years 1845-1902. Many were made for the London bindery J. & J. Leighton, founded by his father and uncle, John and James Leighton, active c. 1830s-1918. Many of his design elements incorporated coats of arms, inspired by his extensive knowledge of heraldry. One of the blocks from this group bears the stamp of T. Staples. Thomas Staples was a block maker and die-sinker who supplied brass and electrotype blocks to English binderies.. Very Good.
DAVID ADLER, ARCHITECT: THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE

DAVID ADLER, ARCHITECT: THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE by [Adler, David]; Thorne, Martha; Wilson, Richard Guy; Metcalf, Pauline C.; Zelleke, Ghenete; Stern, A. M.; Harr, Bob; Blessing, Hedrich

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DAVID ADLER, ARCHITECT: THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE
Author
[Adler, David]; Thorne, Martha; Wilson, Richard Guy; Metcalf, Pauline C.; Zelleke, Ghenete; Stern, A. M.; Harr, Bob; Blessing, Hedrich
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780300097023
Condition
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Description
Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2002. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Early printing of this lavishly-illustrated assessment of American architect David Adler's elegant buildings, which incorporate a number of historic styles. The prosperity of the Roaring '20s brought Adler's practice to prominence, and he injected unique personalities into all of his structures: "style provided expression, identity, and meaning [...] no house was ever intended to be a literal copy" (31). 11'' x 9.75''. Original black cloth boards. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color and black and white. 224 pages. Jacket with a touch of bumping to corners. Else bright and sharp.
Nae son ul kkook chabayo: kajok kwa sarang e kwanhan tasot kaji iyagi [Hold My Hand: Five Stories of Love and Family]

Nae son ul kkook chabayo: kajok kwa sarang e kwanhan tasot kaji iyagi [Hold My Hand: Five Stories of Love and Family] by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Carol Thompson, illustrated by

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Nae son ul kkook chabayo: kajok kwa sarang e kwanhan tasot kaji iyagi [Hold My Hand: Five Stories of Love and Family]
Author
ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Carol Thompson, illustrated by
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9788980198610
Condition
Near Fine
Description
(Seoul: Samseongdang-i, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Korean edition. Illustrated by Carol Thompson. Translated by Mi-Yong Chong. Slim small quarto. Text in Korean. Pictorial boards with a couple of gentle bumps and some very light soil, near fine.
[Bookseller Catalog]: Gotham Book Mart Catalog 39, Winter '38: The Book-Collectors' Odyssey, or "Travels in the Realms of Gold

[Bookseller Catalog]: Gotham Book Mart Catalog 39, Winter '38: The Book-Collectors' Odyssey, or "Travels in the Realms of Gold

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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Title
[Bookseller Catalog]: Gotham Book Mart Catalog 39, Winter '38: The Book-Collectors' Odyssey, or "Travels in the Realms of Gold
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1938. Softcover. Near Fine. Catalog 39. Slim octavo. 82pp. A near fine copy in oversize wrappers. Offers over 1,500 books for sale.
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Le Nouveau Bescherelle: L'art De Conjuguer: Dictionnaire Des Huit Mille Verbes Usuels

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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Title
Le Nouveau Bescherelle: L'art De Conjuguer: Dictionnaire Des Huit Mille Verbes Usuels
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Paris: Librairie Hatier, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine. Nouvelle edition. 160pp. Pages age-toned, near fine without dustwrapper as issued.
Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World

Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World by Nicholas A Basbanes

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Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Title
Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World
Author
Nicholas A Basbanes
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780060593230
Condition
Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; a Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with only trivial shelf wear. SIGNED by the author on the title page. An outstanding copy of this examination of book culture by the master of book collecting writings. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in archival protection and shipped in a sturdy box.
Harbor

Harbor by Lorraine Adams

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Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Title
Harbor
Author
Lorraine Adams
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9781400042333
Condition
Fine
Description
Stated First Edition/First Printing; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with only trivial shelf wear. SIGNED by the author on the title page. An outstanding copy of this debut novel from the highly acclaimed Adams. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in archival protection.
Old England's Worthies: A Gallery of Portraits, From Authentic Copies, Of The Most Eminent Statesmen, Lawyers, Warriors, Men Of Letters And Science And Artists Of Our Country et al.

Old England's Worthies: A Gallery of Portraits, From Authentic Copies, Of The Most Eminent Statesmen, Lawyers, Warriors, Men Of Letters And Science And Artists Of Our Country et al. by Anonymous

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Seller: Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Title
Old England's Worthies: A Gallery of Portraits, From Authentic Copies, Of The Most Eminent Statesmen, Lawyers, Warriors, Men Of Letters And Science And Artists Of Our Country et al.
Author
Anonymous
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Very good
Description
London: Charles Cox, 1847. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Very good. 272 pages. 38 x 26 cm. 12 colored full page engravings and a host of woodcuts -- multiple head shots of the notables described herein. Scattered toning mostly at margins and some offsetting of latter to text. Binding tight and firm. Wear to corners and backstrip extremities.
A Choice of Enemies

A Choice of Enemies by Ted Allbeury

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Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Title
A Choice of Enemies
Author
Ted Allbeury
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780432004203
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Peter Davies, 1973. Very Good/Very Good. London: Peter Davies, 1973. First Edition. Octavo. 186 pp. Original dust jacket; purple boards stamped in gilt. Publisher's review slip laid in. Unclipped dust jacket shows light edgewear with some creasing and smudging to front flap. Boards lightly shelfworn. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Author's first book.
Georgia: The Empire State of the South What She is and Will Be

Georgia: The Empire State of the South What She is and Will Be by [Georgia State Department of Agriculture]

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Title
Georgia: The Empire State of the South What She is and Will Be
Author
[Georgia State Department of Agriculture]
Seller
Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Atlanta: Published by the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. Byrd Printing, Atlanta, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 104 pages. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Multi color designed wraps with title on the front cover. Promotional statement from the Georgia Department of Agriculture on the rear cover. Original wraps have been recased into a later green cloth hardcover with "Georgia" in gilt letters on the front cover and spine. Newer end papers added. "Serial No. 65 Published Quarterly April, May, June 1915 Entered as 2nd Class Matter, Atlanta, Ga." stamped on the title page. Previous owner's bookplate on the front paste down.
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Advertising Layout by Young, Frank H.

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Title
Advertising Layout
Author
Young, Frank H.
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good Plus
Description
New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1928. First Edition, Stated Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. An Art Deco feast -- many color plates of period advertising. Folio, 32.5 by 25 cm. 170 pp. A glossy heavy paper was used. Light wear to cover. Easily Very Good.
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Richard Artschwager, James Lee Byars, and Joel Shapiro by ARTSCHWAGER, Richard, James Lee Byars, and Joel Shapiro

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Richard Artschwager, James Lee Byars, and Joel Shapiro
Author
ARTSCHWAGER, Richard, James Lee Byars, and Joel Shapiro
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Kent Gallery, 1988. First edition. Softcovers. Exhibition catalogs for a show that ran February 4 through March 5, 1988. All three books feature black and white illustrations by each artist as well as biographical information. All three catalogs are fine copies in wrappers and in fine dust jacket and in a very near fine cardboard slipcase. An attractive production.
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Arkansas Historical Quarterly vol. 1-2 (1942-43)

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Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB
Title
Arkansas Historical Quarterly vol. 1-2 (1942-43)
Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Kraus Reprint Co., 1968. Very Good. Arkansas Historical Quarterly vol. 1-2 (1942-43). New York: Kraus Reprint Co., 1968. 382, 376pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with light rubbing. Faint red stains on fore edge.
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The New Cambridge Modern History. Volume II: The Reformation 1520-1559, edited by G.R. Elton

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Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Title
The New Cambridge Modern History. Volume II: The Reformation 1520-1559, edited by G.R. Elton
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1958 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Former owner's rubberstamp. Very good in lightly chipped d.j.
Tanar of Pellucidar

Tanar of Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books
Title
Tanar of Pellucidar
Author
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Ace, 1962. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Roy Krenkel Jr.. Vintage Paperback. Ace F-171 . $.40 Cover Price. Sharp Unread First Paperback Printing. No date given other than original 1929 publication date but actually 1962. (ISFDB). Square, tight and clean throughout save moderate page toning. Cover edges lightly toned. Little if any wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or tears. Beautiful cover by Roy Krenkel Jr. A very pretty collectable copy.
[POSTCARD] HEARTY THANKSGIVING GREETINGS

[POSTCARD] HEARTY THANKSGIVING GREETINGS

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Seller: lizzyoung bookseller
Title
[POSTCARD] HEARTY THANKSGIVING GREETINGS
Seller
lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Color illustrated postcard. Very good
Description
Germany, c. 1910. Cards. Color illustrated postcard. Very good. 14 x 9 cm. Festive color illustrated and embossed vintage postcard. Family greeting a young boy holding an ax and a turkey. Signed, From Elizabeth To Grandma, not postmarked.

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